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The 2027 campaign manifesto will be the hardest to write for the opposition. What will be the policy focus - "Unfloat" the Naira - Reinstate fuel subsidy and reduce FAAC by 200% 😃 - Minimum wage? - Repeal the new tax laws - Cancel Nelfund - ASUU - Vocational education - PCNGi - Cancel Consumer Credit Corp - Repeal the Upstream Petroleum executive order - Oil Refineries? - Oil output - Export and Trade - GDP growth - FPI & FDI - Insecurity - State Police - Repeal the Electricity Act that gives power to states to manage electricity - LG Autonomy - Devolution of powers - Infrastructure ( Cancel Lag / Calabar or Sokoto Badagry ) - Rail projects - Inflation targeting - Food production / mechanised farming - Corruption? When you have accommodated those you labelled corrupt.

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Reverting To The Old National Anthem Was a Big Mistake If I look sad in the attached photo, it is for a reason. My heart is very heavy about Nigeria right now because, in my opinion, we just took a giant step backwards in our national journey. Now, do not get me wrong, I support the current economic policies of my country. Fuel subsidy removal and Naira flotation are necessary policies that any lover of Nigeria should adhere to regardless of party affiliation. One of the most unnecessary acts of governance in Nigeria in recent times is the law returning the old National Anthem. First of all, there was nothing wrong with the existing anthem. Secondly, with all of the multifaceted issues we face, it seems like we have a lack of priorities, when we major on such a settled issue as an anthem. To me, it looks like a step backwards to discard the 'Arise, O Compatriots' National Anthem written by a collective of young Nigerians, including John A. Ilechukwu, Eme Etim Akpan, B. A. Ogunnaike, Sota Omoigui and P. O. Aderibigbe in 1978, for 'Nigeria, We Hail Thee', written by an English woman, Lillian Jean Williams. Does it not sound preposterous that a foreigner should write our National Anthem? Are we that shallow and uninspired that we cannot come up with our own indigenous anthem? You can imagine the land of such music icons, like Fela Kuti, Osita Osadebe, Dan Maraya Jos, and contemporary stars, like Sade Adu, Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid, importing music of national significance from Britain. As my Yoruba brethren will say, 'O wrong now!' Already, the name Nigeria was given to us by another English lady, Flora Shaw. And she named us in 1897 in much the same way you name a dog. She did it tongue in cheek, for an article she wrote for The Times of London. We ought to have even changed that name to something indigenous, such as the Republic of Wazobia, as Ghana did in 1957 when she changed from Gold Coast to Ghana at Independence in 1957. We should also have reverted to the original name for Lagos, Eko. Lagos is an imposed Portuguese name. The annoying thing is that the Portuguese who renamed Eko as Lagos were just opportunistic slave traders who did not set up any viable administrative structure. Instead of undertaking these name changes, we are rather doubling down on another colonial relic by discarding the anthem written by our own citizens for one written by a foreigner. I dare anyone reading this to name another country whose National Anthem was written by a foreigner. Even a Banana Republic would not do that! In my humble opinion, President Tinubu ought not to have assented to that bill. Instead, he should have written a strongly worded letter to communicate to the National Assembly the implications on our sovereignty and national psyche to revert to an anthem written by a foreigner, which would make us a free nation that willingly chose to return to the yoke of imperialism. Is it too late for the President to do what he ought to have done? No. He is our Head of State and has a duty to promote indigenous ideas over imperialistic ones. Reno Omokri Gospeller. Deep Thinker. #TableShaker. Ruffler of the Feathers of Obidents. #1 Bestselling author of Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years. Hodophile. Hollywood Magazine Humanitarian of the Year, 2019. Business Insider Influencer of the Year 2022.

They deliberately cut the video to suit their narrative and have run with the falsehood ever since.

This picture is misleading. 1. There is nothing like "original" alignment. The Lagos state government intended to build a 4 lane coastal road as an alternative to the Lekki Epe expressway to start at water corporation because it doesn't have any rights to the shoreline. 250m from the high tide line along Nigeria's coastline belongs to the FG. The Lagos state government decided to settle for its own ROW along the water corporation drive. The FG initially denied Lagos access to build the Lekki - Ikoyi bridge until the Late President Yaradua granted Fashola approval to demolish some of its properties at the end of Ikoyi hence it didn't make any sense for Lagos state govt to dream of asking for permission for a coastal RoW along the shoreline from the FG when Tinubu Gazetted the road. Obasanjo, as of that time, was a sworn enemy of Tinubu. 2. The FG, the owner of the 250m RoW, now has its own plan. How do you intend to bend an 8 lane road beside Ligali towers, avoid Gtbank event centre, merge it with Ligali Ayorinde street, handle collateral human and vehicular traffic running across the road to all the businesses on water corporation drive? Will the government fence off the road and block access like Lekki - Epe? Imagine GT food and drink festival or the usual concerts and activities along the water corporation drive. Will you build pedestrian walkways? 3. If the government decides to use the Water Corporation drive, more houses and businesses would have to be demolished for the road and the setback. Lekki - Epe is a 6 lane road. Imagine how wide an 8 lane road will be with setbacks. Can the water corporation drive accommodate this? More businesses, more buildings more compensation. Even at the point where the road merges in front, a lot of houses will have to give way.

Day 2: Movement continues

A fresh new run…